"You know I've been thinking about your idea, and I think we should vote for each other," Patrick said, hoping that maybe this would be enough to cinch an actual friendship with Baffi--something that suddenly felt more important to Patrick than anything else in the world.

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Compare senses at etymology 1 (a girth, a tight grip), perhaps suggesting the tactics used in the game; or perhaps from Spanishcinco(“five”), the five spots of the colour of the trump being important cards.

(card games) A variety of auction pitch in which a draw to improve the hand is added, and the five of trumps (called "right Pedro") and the five of the same colour (called "left Pedro", and ranking between the five and the four of trumps) are each worth five. Fifty-one points make a game.